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As a creative, Joao has designed, illustrated and animated. His fundamental beliefs, in staying passionate, working hard and treating people well, have brought a series of high profile international design awards. He says his greatest pleasure, however, came from his opportunities to collaborate with people who kept him inspired, challenged and always striving to be better.


With two little quilts finished up, it's time for me to choose another finish it up goal for March.
This quilt top will be another quilt for one of my children. Made with Emily Herrick's Going Coastal fabrics (and a few of her second collection, whose name escapes me at the moment), it pays tribute to our family's love for the beach.
The goal is to baste, quilt and bind it. Nothing too difficult if I just make time. I'm excited to finish it!
I'm submitting this as my goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes – goal setting party for March. Do you have something you need to finish this month? Head over and join in! Submissions are open through March 7th.
I hope your kids like it. I would love to have this for me, it's so great! This is the first strippy version of going coastal that I've seen and they work so well like that. Nicely done!
Fun and festive quilt. Good luck with the finish.


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Siasat.com/News/Delhi/Delhi reports 409 Covid cases, highest in over 2 months
Delhi reports 409 Covid cases, highest in over 2 months
IANS| Published: 12th March 2021 12:41 am IST
New Delhi, March 11 : The trajectory of vaccination vis-a-vis daily new Covid cases reported in the national capital is on a consistent rise.
Delhi administered 29,441 doses of vaccine on Thursday while it recorded 409 new infections of coronavirus on the same day, as per the health bulletins shared by the health department of Delhi government.
The cases reported on Thursday are the highest in over two months. The capital had touched this high last on January 3 when it had reported 424 cases.
Delhi has been recording high number of cases over the last one week. The city reported 370 new cases on Wednesday and 320 on Tuesday. On Monday, it reported 239 cases while the Sunday figures stood at 286.
The cumulative cases of Covid-19 in the national capital have gone up to 6,42,439, the bulletin said.
The infection rate is also rising which was limited under 0.3 per cent last month. It was 0.6 per cent on Thursday, the health bulletin revealed.
The rising number of Covid-19 cases in the capital has attracted a word of caution from the Centre. Niti Aayog member (Health) V.K. Paul said on Thursday that Delhi-NCR needs to remember that the pandemic is very much here.
"Delhi-NCR, Gurugram, part of Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad — these areas are seeing a slight rise in the number of cases," he said, adding that the pandemic is not over yet.
Meanwhile, on the vaccination front, the city administered 21,766 first doses of Covid vaccine among senior citizens (14,838), 45-59 years (2,683), frontline workers (2,641) and healthcare workers (1,604), officials informed. The second dose was administered to 7,675 beneficiaries, they added.
Besides, two minor adverse event after immunisation (AEFI) cases were also recorded on Thursday.
Disclaimer: This story is auto-generated from IANS service.
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I wish I could to tell you that the first class I sat in on with Maya Angelou was filled with an unforgettable poetry reading and rich stories about her textured life, but for the next hour, each of the students circled the room introducing themselves, stating and spelling their names. In this class, I was no longer Margaret, I was Ms. Feinberg, and everyone else would recognize me as such.
At the end of hour, Ms. Angelou explained that what we were learning was very important. This formed the basis of our first test. Our first test. I should have been paying more attention. Sketching a seating chart, I recorded as many people's names as I could from memory….
Why did we just spend the last three weeks getting to know each other's names?
Why did I just spend nearly 20% of our very valuable class time together making sure you knew each other's names?
Because your name is a sign of your dignity.
When you recognize someone's name, you recognize them not just as human but as a person. One of the greatest ways you bestow human dignity on someone is by calling them by name.


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Veteran Canadian actor and octogenarian senior citizen Christopher Plummer was born Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer on December 13, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario.
During an acting career that has spanned 8 decades, Plummer has acquired 2 Tony Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, and an Academy Award, along the way amassing 200+ film credits and hundreds of stage roles.
Below, Christopher Plummer gave an interview to The National's Peter Mainsbridge in 2015 and reflected on his career and recognition.
Christopher Plummer's childhood was one of wealth, growing up as the great grandson of former Canada's 3rd Prime Minister, Sir John Abbott. Like fellow Canadian actor and occasional costar William Shatner, he grew up in Quebec, and attended McGill University. He speaks both French and English fluently.
Plummer began his professional career on stage with the Montreal Repertory Theatre (where he and Shatner first met). His internship at the Canadian Repertory Company in Ottawa, Ontario (1948-1950) coincided with William Shatner's time there as well. It was Shatner that understudied Christoper Plummer at the Shakespearean Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario in a production of Henry V during the mid-1950s.
an episode of Omnibus "Oedipus, the King" in 1957.
the Canadian TV movie Riel (1979); co-starring with fellow Canadian Donald Sutherland.
and were on opposing sides in the feature film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). Shatner and Plummer's co-stars in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country included original Star Trek cast members Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, and George Takei; as well as Kim Cattrall, Kurtwood Smith, John Schuck, and Christian Slater. Plummer is virtually unrecognizable as a Klingon (below) in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Throughout his career, Christopher Plummer has returned to perform at Ontario's Shakespearean Stratford Festival and has said many times that the stage and Shakespeare are his greatest theatrical loves. During the 1950's, Christopher Plummer alternated between stage roles in Canada, the United Kingdom, and on-and-off Broadway in New York.
He made his television debut in "Othello", a 1953 episode of the Canadian television series Encounter, that starred Lorne Greene. Over 20 years later, Lorne Greene and Christopher Plummer would be among the all-star cast of the television mini-series Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1976), along with Kirk Douglas, Timothy Bottoms, Susan Flannery, Joan Collins, Helen Hayes (The Snoop Sisters), Ralph Bellamy (The Waltons), and Hayden Rorke.
During the 1950s Christopher Plummer hit his stride as a powerful, magnetic actor on stage; and an excessive drinker, partier and sexual adventurer off-stage. By this time, Plummer had also met young singer and actress Tammy Grimes, when she came backstage to congratulate him on his performance on Broadway in early 1955 in The Dark Is Light Enough.
He was good friends with fellow actor and heavy drinker Jason Robards; the two recalled for The New York Times how they first met during the 1950's era of live television. Both Jason Robards and Christopher Plummer appeared on an episode of Appointment with Adventure in 1956 and on an a fast, life-long friendship was born.
38 years later, friends Jason Robards and Christopher Plummer were appearing on stage together in No Man's Land on Broadway in 1994, and living within 10 miles of each other in Connecticut with their respective spouses. By then both actors had long given up their hard-drinking ways; Robards after a 1972 life-changing automobile crash, and Plummer around the same time, thanks to feedback from his wife. Robards said "We didn't do anything in the 60's other than run into each other. In bars...We'd be out with Albie Finney and Jack Cassidy. O'Toole, Burton. It was the social life!"
In 1956, Christopher Plummer and friend Jason Robards were guest-stars on an episode of The Alcoa Hour, along with Lee Grant and Boris Karloff. Plummer has said of Boris Karloff that he was a "truly good human." Boris Karloff and Christopher Plummer had appeared together onstage in the Lillian Hellman play The Lark the previous year (1955), along with Julie Harris.
Christopher Plummer would work together onstage 5 more times with Julie Harris (her most frequent co-star), and they co-starred in several movies, including the TV movie Johnny Belinda (1958) with Rip Torn; and A Doll's House (1959), a TV drama co-starring Jason Robards and Richard Thomas.
Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer co-starred with George Peppard (Banacek) in Little Moon of Alban (1958). Little Moon of Alban was Christopher Plummer's first TV movie, and he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, for his performance.
In August 1956, Christopher Plummer married Tammy Grimes. Before Tammy and Christopher Plummer drifted apart and divorced in 1960, they had daughter Amanda Plummer in March 1957.
Plummer said he lost track of time while drinking with friends in a bar while his wife was in labour, and missed his daughter Amanda's birth. Plummer acknowledged in his memoir that "I was a lousy husband and an even worse father." Tammy moved out of their home, taking Amanda with her; Christopher Plummer rarely saw his daughter Amanda Plummer until she was an adult and had become an actress herself. Tammy Grimes would remarry a couple of times; she died in October 2016 at the age of 82.
Christopher Plummer's first feature film was the romantic drama Stage Struck (1958) with Henry Fonda and Susan Strasberg. That same year, he co-starred in Wind Across the Everglades (1958) in a cast that included Burl Ives, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Peter Falk.
Robert Redford was in the TV movie Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1960), starring Greer Garson and Christopher Plummer. Plummer was the title character, while Redford was simply "Blue Jacket" in Captain Brassbound's Conversion. The feature film Inside Daisy Clover (1965) co-starred Christopher Plummer, Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, and Roddy McDowall. Below, the movie trailer for Inside Daisy Clover features Natalie Wood, Ruth Gordon, Christopher Plummer, and Robert Redford.
Inside Daisy Clover not only reunited Robert Redford and Plummer onscreen, it was the first time that friends Roddy McDowall and Christopher Plummer were in a movie together. In his 2008 memoir In Spite of Myself by Christopher Plummer, he recounts first working with actor Roddy McDowall when they co-starred on Broadway in The Tempest in 1955 with Raymond Massey and Jack Palance; a friendship grew outside the theatre.
Between 1961-1962, Christopher Plummer hosted 5 episodes of the TV series Playdate. In December 1962, the TV movie Cyrano De Bergerac (1962) was released. Christopher Plummer starred in Cyrano De Bergerac opposite Hope Lange (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir); also in the cast of Cyrano De Bergerac were fellow Canadian actors Don Harron and Gordon Pinsent. More than 20 years later, in the TV musical comedy movie Parade of Stars (1983), Plummer resurrected the character of Cyrano De Bergerac.
Plummer told People magazine that when he moved to England in the early 1960's he was interviewed by a beautiful British Fleet Street journalist called Patricia Lewis . A romance began, and Lewis suffered disfiguring injuries after crashing her convertible into a pillar near Buckingham Palace while driving home late night with Plummer (he wasn't seriously hurt). Christopher Plummer and Patricia Lewis married in May 1962.
Plummer was already a heavy drinker and partier, and after her accident Patricia Lewis also began to drink heavily. Their relationship disintegrated and Patricia and Christopher Plummer divorced in 1967 after 5 years of marriage.
The Sound of Music (1965) co-starred Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews, and is the movie that Plummer is most often associated with by his baby boomer and senior fans. Plummer has said he was mis-cast in the sentimental musical The Sound of Music, as he was a non-singing, non-dancing serious stage actor. Plummer was ensconced at an Austrian hotel while The Sound of Music was being shot; he was frequently drunk, had an affair, and at one point gained too much weight to fit into his costume.
Below, Christopher Plummer sings Edelweiss to fellow actors Eleanor Parker, Max Detweiler, Julie Andrews, and his onscreen children, in this Rodgers and Hammerstein's videoclip from The Sound of Music.
In the years after The Sound of Music, Christopher Plummer would frequently refer to it as "The Sound of Mucus," while acknowledging that the movie worked on many levels (especially financially). 36 years after The Sound of Music, now both in their senior citizen years, Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews were reunited onscreen in the TV movie On Golden Pond (2001) with Glenne Headly and Sam Robards (the son of Plummer's good friend Jason Robards and Lauren Bacall).
2 movies with Omar Sharif - The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), with co-stars Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, and James Mason; and The Night of the Generals (1967) starring Peter O'Toole. Below, Christopher Plummer and Sophia Loren are among the featured cast members in the Paramount Pictures movie trailer for The Fall of the Roman Empire, below.
Hamlet at Elsinore (1964), a TV movie with Donald Sutherland in the cast. Christopher Plummer was nominated again for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, for his performance in Hamlet at Elsinore.
Battle of Britain (1969) starred Michael Caine, with Trevor Howard, Curd Jürgens (Kurt Jurgens), Ian McShane, Laurence Olivier, and Susannah York. Christopher Plummer and Laurence Olivier had also acted on stage together when Plummer was in England.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969).
Conduct Unbecoming (1975), with Richard Attenborough, Stacy Keach, Susannah York.
Aces High (1976), with Malcolm McDowell, Peter Firth, John Gielgud, and Ray Milland.
Nobody Runs Forever (1968) also known as The High Commissioner, co-starring Rod Taylor.
The Disappearance (1977), a British-Canadian thriller with John Hurt, and Sutherland's live-in love Francine Racette.
James Mason and Christopher Plummer were also part of the all-star cast in the TV mini-series Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Their co-stars in Jesus of Nazareth included Ian McShane, Olivia Hussey, Michael York, Claudia Cardinale, Laurence Oliver, Rod Steiger, and Stacy Keach.
Ordeal by Innocence (1984), an Agatha Christie novel adapation with Faye Dunaway. Sarah Miles, and Ian McShane.
In an interview with The Globe and Mail in 2012, Christopher Plummer reflected back on his era of heavy drinking and carousing in the 1950s and 1960's. He said he drank because he enjoyed it, it hid his lack of confidence and shyness, and it was "the fashion" of the time, especially in the world of the theatre and with hard-drinking buddies like Jason Robards, Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison and Albert Finney. Fuelled by booze (but never drugs), Plummer also indulged in affairs and reckless sexual encounters at parties.


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Inpatient Parkinson'...
Inpatient Parkinson's disease management: The first 24 hours
By Dr Virginia Painter, International Training Fellow, Royal United Hospital
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are more likely to be hospitalised than the general population with a high prevalence of inpatient complications such as falls, delirium, infections, increased length of stay and worsening of motor symptoms1-4. Medication errors are common in these patients with implications for nutrition and physical rehabilitation and correlated with increased frequency of complications and length of stay and worsening of motor symptoms1,5-6.
There is limited literature on the specific management of hospital inpatients with PD for the reduction of these complications. The 2017 NICE Guidelines for Parkinson's disease in adults provide best practice advice which includes strict adherence to dosage timing including allowing self-medication, adjustment of medications only after discussion with a PD specialist, and avoidance of sudden withdrawal or inefficacy of medication7. The Royal United Hospital, Bath has further recommendations written in consultation with the Movement Disorders Section, British Geriatrics Society (BGS MDS), relating to early referral for speech and language therapy (SLT), physiotherapy (PT) and PD specialist where appropriate.
The first aim of this project was to audit the adherence with the recommendations as mentioned above, for inpatient management of patients with PD during the first twenty-four hours of admission. The second aim was to develop an intervention designed to improve adherence with those recommendations.
Audit Study Population and Data Collection
A pre-intervention snapshot was collected prospectively over a five day period with repeated snapshots similarly collected every five weeks after the intervention was commenced. Criteria for inclusion were any hospital inpatient with a known diagnosis of PD, or currently being assessed for a movement disorder by a PD specialist. Patients were excluded if the current hospital admission had been included in the preceding snapshot. The pro-forma for data was created based on the BGS MDS recommendations and refined based on pilot data initially collected over a one day period. Data was collected from the paper medical record including progress notes, nursing and medical pro-formas, and medication charts.
Developing an Intervention
Following the pre-intervention snapshot, there was a strategic meeting between the co-investigators (myself, PD specialist, PD MNP) to brainstorm ideas, discuss cause and effect, and determine key stakeholders. Based on issues identified in the pre-intervention snapshot, possible solutions were considered using an impact matrix. Meetings were held with the ED/MAU Senior Nurse-in-charge, Frailty Flying Squad MNP (specialised ED/MAU elderly care team) and Physiotherapy department head. The intervention focused on increasing awareness and accessibility of an already available aide-memoire by placing it on the intranet and increasing signage and availability in the ED/MAU. Short 10-15 minute education sessions were commenced for medical and nursing staff with a focus on staff working in the ED, MAU and Elderly Care Wards.
Pre-intervention Snapshot
There were twenty patients included in the pre-intervention snapshot which commenced in April 2017. These patients were mostly male (65%), from home (85% vs. 5% warden-controlled vs. 5% residential home vs. 5% nursing home) with an average age of 84 years. They were most commonly categorised as having complex stage PD (60% vs. 20% diagnostic vs. 15% maintenance vs. 5% palliative stage) and 85% were taking levodopa (10% DA, 15% MAOB-I, 10% amantadine, 15% COMT-I). Most patients spent the first twenty-four hours of their admission in the ED (95%) and MAU (90%), but also in the Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) Unit (10%), Specialist PD ward (5%) and general surgical wards (10%).
In 80-85% of patients, usual drug information was collected correctly, prescribed correctly and the time of the last dose taken checked. The first dose was given within 30 minutes of the prescribed time in 55% of patients. Dopamine blockers were not prescribed in 100% of patients. Swallowing ability was considered in 80% of patients with SLT referral made in 100% of patients where it was deemed appropriate. An alternative route was prescribed in 100% of patients made nil by mouth. Referral to PT was made in 45% of patients where it was deemed appropriate with Day 4-5 being the average first day seen by a PT. Referral to a PD specialist was made in 67% of patients where it was indicated.
Ongoing Snapshots after commencing the Intervention
There have been fifty patients included since commencement of the intervention with data collected over four separate snapshot periods. These patients were mostly female (58%), from home (76% vs. 4% warden-controlled vs. 12% residential home vs. 8% nursing home) with an average age of 82 years. They were most commonly categorised as having complex stage PD (62% vs. 8% diagnostic vs. 30% maintenance) and 85% were taking levodopa (12% DA, 4% MAOB-I, 12% COMT-I).
Regarding medication prescription and administration, there has been minimal change with 74-78% of patients having usual drug information was collected correctly, prescribed correctly and the time of the last dose taken checked. The first dose was given within 30 minutes of the prescribed time in 58% of patients. Adherence with swallowing recommendations deteriorated with swallowing ability considered in 72% of patients, SLT referral made in only 60% of patients where it was deemed appropriate, and an alternative route prescribed in 77% of patients made nil by mouth. Referral to PT improved to 62% of patients where it was deemed appropriate with Day 2-3 being the average first day seen by a PT. Referral to a PD specialist was similar and made in 63% of patients where it was indicated.
This audit demonstrated varying levels of adherence to hospital recommendations for the inpatient management of patients with PD during the first 24 hours of admission with minimal change during the initial months of implementing an intervention. Key concerns identified by the pre-intervention snapshot included providing the first dose on time, and early referral to PT and PD specialist where appropriate, however early referral to SLT where appropriate was subsequently identified as an area of poor adherence in later snapshots.
Many key recommendations relating to medication prescription and adherence had better adherence compared with studies in the literature. Providing the first dose on time may be worse comparatively due to our study definition of a delay greater than thirty minutes which is strict. Referrals to PT and SLT may be underreported due to the common verbal or whiteboard meeting referral utilised in the ED/MAU/ACE which may not be reflected in the written clinical notes. More specific to the local system, PT is only available to geriatric patients in ED/MAU when planned for imminent discharge and bed block prevents these patients from being moved to a ward where PT is readily available, thus reducing the referral rate.
Overall, information from the audit is difficult to interpret in the context of small sample sizes. This may be limited by the prospective method of case finding based on a manual physical search of the hospital, leading to possible missing cases. The pre-intervention snapshot would benefit from further retrospective data collection to better inform areas of concern with poor adherence and develop more specific interventions. Subsequent sample sizes required data collation which makes analysis of the progress of the intervention difficult and ideally would not continue for future snapshot collections. There is a reduced ability to focus the intervention on different ward locations as data cannot be sub-divided.
This project has provided a wonderful opportunity to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills for initiating and conducting a quality improvement project. Whilst it remains a work in progress with minimal change in outcomes thus far, it has been a useful exercise in fostering a project that makes one appreciate the difficulties associated with regular commitment, consistent implementation over the long term whilst balancing clinical responsibilities. It has demonstrated to me the difficulties of adherence in the context of systems issues such as the PT staff shortage and resource allocation that is difficult to modify within the scope of my project.
Regular checks of the ED/MAU for the signage and availability of pro-formas were important initially, however, they are difficult in the context of a haphazard and busy work schedule and certainly not sustainable in the long term. My nursing co-investigator has been paramount in showing me the importance of "buy-in" and commitment from key stakeholders to change practice through her continued attempts in education sessions to place greater initiative on the nursing staff in the ED/MAU to be vested in adherence with the recommendations. This is especially relevant in the context of form fatigue.
Going forward, this intervention would benefit from involvement of SLT stakeholders as well as the plan to continue the education sessions. Retrospective data collection would be useful in case the focus of the intervention has been misplaced. Furthermore, it has inspired me to examine our management of inpatients with PD when I return to my usual place of practice in Australia next year.
Derry et al, Postgraduate Medical Journal (2010), Medication management in people with Parkinson's disease during surgical admissions, 86, 334-337.
Gerlach et al, BMC Neurology (2012), Deterioration of Parkinson's disease during hospitalisation: Survey of 684 patients, 12:13.
Gerlach et al, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (2013), Motor outcomes during hospitalization in Parkinson's disease patients: A prospective study, 19, 737-741.
Mueller et al, Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2009), Parkinson's disease influences the perioperative risk profile in surgery, 394, 511-515.
Magdalinou et al, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (2007), Prescribing medications in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients during acute admissions to a District General Hospital, 13, 539-540.
Martinez-Ramirez et al, PLoS One (2015), Missing dosages and neuroleptic usage may prolong length of stay in hospitalised Parkinson's disease patients, 10,
NICE, Parkinson's disease in adults (2017),
More Parkinson's Academy Inpatient care Projects
Developing an inreach liaison service for inpatients with Parkinsonism
By Dr Lucy Meadows, ST6 Geriatric Medicine, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Parksafe QI Project
By Dr Murudappa Bhattad, Consultant Care of the Elderly, Northern Health and Social Care Trust


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Q: Marginal Layout panel like Windows 7 Explorer ListView
In Windows Explorer in Windows 7, items in ListView has flexible margin. So all of icons fit in region of ListView.
How can i make a panel which implemented like this? WrapPanel is most approaching that, it's not flawless - a WrapPanel doesn't fit items to it's boundaries through adjusting margin.

A: Try using WrapPanel as your ListView's item panel and disable the horizontal scrollbar:
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In this episode, I speak with Kevin Hester, host of 'Nature Bats Last,' and Rob Seimetz, host of 'Moving Forward,' in a group conversation in which we discuss living in a time of accelerating change, abrupt climate disruption, and extinction.
As the climate crisis continues to accelerate, and the likelihood of mass human displacement and extinction increases by the year, what does it mean to live and be in this time? The nature of this discussion with Kevin and Rob is to approach the difficulties of accepting the reality of the situation we are in and applying this understanding to our day-to-day existence, with all the complexities and inconsistencies that come with that. What does it mean to have and bear children in this time? How does this time of accelerating crisis (whether it be the climate system, ecological, economic, etc) inform our politics and political activism? We ask these questions in light of rising authoritarianism and full-fledged fascism worldwide, widespread social division, rising state/corporate surveillance and violence, and the accelerating loss of biodiversity across the bioshere. The deeper question that comes up in the face of the likely near-term extinction of the human species is: what is this crisis asking of us as individuals and as a collective? How do we act in this time?
In the face of extinction, it is imperative that we act and resist beautifully, with love, in the time that we have, without being attached to the outcome. There is no map to the territory we have entered into, as individuals and as a species. At the very least, we must begin the process of accepting this truth in light of our current predicament, and aid others in their journey to acceptance, as well.
I thank Kevin and Rob for their directness, honesty, and the courage to have the conversation most are unwilling or unable to have. Kevin Hester is the host of Nature Bats Last on the Progressive Radio Network, and lives on Rakino Island, a small island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. Rob Seimetz is the host of Moving Forward on the Progressive Radio Network, contributes frequently to the online publication Counterpunch, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon in the United States.
- The songs featured in this episode are "God's Away On Business" and "Diamond In Your Mind" by Tom Waits and the Kronos Quartet from the album Healing The Divide.


So after a couple weeks in cloud mining my IMMEDIATE advice would be: DON'T GO THERE!
It is nothing more than a fancy, multi currency and international PONZI SCHEME.
1. ETH Mining is a limited 1 Year contract. BTC can stop when ever they deem it 'unprofitable'.
2. No independant and concrete evidence exist of the hardware they are supposed to use.
4. How do they then actually make money?
While prices are going up they may get away with it, until it cools off. I am happy to share what I have found / or not found but would like other views on this!?
Thanks for sharing. My gut feel its that its a ponzi. 15-20% returns per month (consistently) are too good to be true, or at least, to good to be sustainable. If its a ponzi, it will all come crashing down when either prices collapse (which could happen any time) or when new buyers stop stepping in paying the old hands. If things are still ticking along nicely in a year or so, I will admit that I was wrong and missed out on excellent returns.


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Shuttle bus transport to nearby towns of Sosua and Cabarete. Community will soon open a waterpark with BBQ pit and a gym.
Minigolf, natural pathways for running and walking, mini market and restaurant is already things you have access to living here.
Financing for foreign buyers is available through local banks and international lenders. 30-40% downpayment, 10-20 years, rates up to 7%.
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ME Vol.2 No.4 , September 2011
Analysis of Strategy by Strategy Typology and Orientation Framework
Author(s) Ville Isoherranen, Pekka Kess
This study analyses the two case businesses strategy by using the strategy orientation and typology framework. The framework is build as synthesis from market and product orientation characteristics found from literature as well as the Miles and Snow strategy typology. This framework is used to evaluate Nokia mobile phones and Amer strategy. Nokia's and Amer's successful business and business transformations contribute to the selection. The findings show that the created framework is able to find orientation and typology changes in both of the case businesses.
Strategy Analysis Framework, Strategy Typology, Market Orientation, Product Orientation
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Lithopoma americanum é uma espécie de molusco gastrópode marinho pertencente à família Turbinidae. Foi classificada por Gmelin, com o nome de Trochus americanus, em 1791. É nativa do oeste do oceano Atlântico.

Descrição da concha e hábitos
Concha cônica, moderadamente nodulosa e estriada, com pouco mais de 3.5 centímetros, de coloração esbranquiçada ou creme, quando não está coberta com os organismos marinhos de seus bentos de origem. Opérculo branco, calcário. Abertura e região interna da concha nacarados.

É encontrada em águas rasas, em rochas e planícies de algas, pois é espécie herbívora.

Distribuição geográfica
Lithopoma americanum ocorre no mar do Caribe, Belize, Golfo do México, Panamá, Pequenas Antilhas e sudoeste da Flórida.

Taxonomia
Quando esta espécie se denominava Astraea tecta, esteve dividida em subespécies: Astraea tecta tecta (Lightfoot, 1786) e Astraea tecta americana (Gmelin, 1791); porém, atualmente, são duas espécies distintas: Lithopoma tectum e Lithopoma americanum, sendo esta última espécie distinguível de tectum por apresentar a superfície mais estriada e menos nodulosa, além da espiral mais alta.

Ligações externas
 Lithopoma americanum.

Gastrópodes
Moluscos descritos em 1791

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Through My Eyes: One Of Those Days.
We went over to Dream Catcher office in the morning to give the bags and just a quick briefing on the Korea trip, that's happening in NINE DAYS! NINE DAYS!
Everyone straight no mood to work okay. So difficult to focus on work now because it's like so near d you know. Nine days.
I hope the nine days come quick and the 5D3N in Korea will be slow and nice.
Right now, I don't really feel like I want to blog about anything also. I JUST WANT TO GO TO THE WINTER WONDERLAND!
I think if I can point out a down-part to this trip is the preparation to face the winter season. I don't think packing will be a problem because my colleague has got those vacuum-bag thing. The winter coat.. You know there's always some of the things in life that you just gotta own it by yourself eh..
Like a house.. a luggage bag (which I already got!).. A winter coat.. an iguana..
The thing is getting one winter coat here cost a bomb to the pocket. I'm thinking of maybe getting one when I'm at Korea since their winter season is ending in March and for sure got sales or something..
So now, I'm just borrowing from people. Hopefully can find one that isn't too puffy and IS NOT PINK!
Yes.. I actually pray for little things like that. Even before I cut my hair, I pray. After cut, also pray. Hahaha.
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Fishbowl America Round-Up for July 8, 2008.
"Bruno" Pranks It Up In Arkansas – Lured by $1 beer and the prospect of "hot chicks" and "hardcore fights," thousands of Arkansans were duped last month into appearing as extras in comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's latest staged mayhem.
U.S.-Czech missile deal raises Russian ire – CNN.com – Russia's Foreign Ministry Tuesday threatened a "military-technological" response if the United States deploys a missile defense system in former Soviet-bloc nations near Russia's borders.
Polygamist Warren Jeffs taken to Vegas hospital – CNN.com – Jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was taken to a hospital in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but police would not say why.
Shepard Smith: A Cuddly Gay Icon For Fox News – Rachel Sklar points out that Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is "a handsome, affable and hard-working straight-up news guy" who's been "under-covered."
Ron Paul's Campaign Manager Dies; Uninsured, His Family Left With $400,000 In Medical Bills – Xpatriated Texan calls this an unbearable irony of life. Kent Snyder, 49 years old, died of pneumonia on June 26. He was uninsured and left his family about $400,000 in medical bills. Snyder was the guy who convinced Paul to run for president.
Iran To "Hit Tel Aviv, U.S. ships" If Attacked – Iran will hit Tel Aviv, U.S. shipping in the Gulf and American interests around the world if it is attacked over its disputed nuclear activities, an aide to Iran's Supreme Leader was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Edwards Would 'Seriously Consider' VP Offer – John Edwards said Tuesday that if he were asked to accept the vice presidential slot or a cabinet position in a potential Barack Obama administration, he would "seriously consider" whatever the Illinois senator asked him to do.
John McCain's "Love" Doubles As Obama Attack – John McCain may be the supportive subject of this new campaign ad, called "Love," but Barack Obama definitely provides the thrust of the message. Or, rather, takes the brunt of the message.
Hagee's Revenge? Videos Of Controversial Pastor Removed From YouTube – Late last week, with no prior notification, lawyers for the controversial evangelist John Hagee had a series of videos concerning the pastor removed from YouTube. The clips spanned from the contentious to the mundane; some included footage lifted from ser
Barack Obama And Family Chat With Maria Menounos – In an Access Hollywood exclusive interview, Senator Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, along with daughters Malia, 10 and Sasha, 7 open up about rules, what it is like for friends to meet dad, communicating on the trail, potential plans for moving into t
Obama's Shift To Mile High Stadium May Limit Networks – Senator Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination in a Denver football stadium that seats more than 75,000 people, campaign officials said Monday, a late change in plans intended to take advantage of the candidate's ability to draw huge crowds.
Webb Quits Veepstakes; House GOP Conference Chair Predicts Losses; Problems for Arizona GOP Hopeful – US Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) removed himself from the Veepstakes race, after the Obama campaign search committee informed him last week he was one of the contenders. "Last week I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention
He Loves Hats and We Love Him: Jason Mraz – In his new album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, Jason Mraz has continued to refine his writing style from the cheerful guitar-driven pop of his first album. How can people NOT fall in love with a guy who writes such songs? I said it before and I'm
IAEA Chief: Ball of Fire If Iran Attacked
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AFP: The UN atomic watchdog chief warned on Saturday that an attack on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme would turn the region into a fireball, as Tehran rejected an Israeli strike as "impossible."Mohamed ElBaradei also warned that he would not be able to continue in his role as International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general should the Islamic republic be attacked.
His stark comments came as Iran stressed yet again that it will not negotiate with world powers over its nuclear programme if it is required to suspend its controversial uranium enrichment.
"A military strike (against Iran) would in my opinion be worse than anything else … It would transform the Middle East region into a ball of fire," ElBaradei said in an interview with Al-Arabiya television.


As 2018 U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka revels in her recent win, she's been traveling on a press tour.
Osaka recently appeared on Ellen, and while Ellen DeGeneres started off the interview excited to be basking in the glow of tennis' newest star, the champ herself couldn't help but squeal at the fact she was sitting next to THE Ellen, according to the Huffington Post.
"I'm sorry but it's so weird, like, you're a real person!" Osaka said in her super adorable way.
Along with discussing what she'll do with her $3.8 million prize money, the two chatted about a moment we've all wanted to know more about: when Serena Williams whispered something in Osaka's ear once the final match was over.
Ellen even tried to hook a young sister up by offering to text Jordan on the spot. Osaka blushed something fierce and begged Ellen not to do it.
Seriously, we can't take all of this cute.
By the way, despite Osaka's protests, Ellen texted Jordan a picture of the tennis phenom anyway. We'll be awaiting his response, thanks.


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Terrell Suggs Voted Ed Block Courage Award Winner
Terrell Suggs' unprecedented return to football after tearing his Achilles tendon mystified the NFL.
Now his teammates are giving him some hardware for it.
Ravens players voted Suggs as their 2012 Ed Block Courage Award winner, which honors players around the league who exemplify commitments to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.
Suggs won the Defensive Player of the Year award on Feb. 4. Even though it wasn't a Super Bowl victory, Suggs was at the top of his career.
Then in late April, Suggs suffered the Achilles injury and went in for surgery on May 8. Even the Ravens team doctor wasn't sure if he would be back at all this year.
Suggs dealt with depression, pain and doubt during his return. But he eventually called it a "gift from God."
Just five months and six days after having surgery, Suggs unexpectedly trotted onto the field against the Houston Texans and recorded a sack in his first game back.
Long snapper Morgan Cox won the award for the Ravens last year after he played more than half a game with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his knee.
The Ed Block Courage Award Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of abused, neglected and at-risk children and ending the cycle of abuse. The purpose is to raise awareness and prevention of child abuse.
The ceremony honoring players from around the league is held in Baltimore around mid-March.
Here is the history of pick No. 27 and different directions the Ravens could go in this year.
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Lamar Jackson had never thrown an interception in the red zone, tossing 49 touchdowns instead. But a 101-yard pick-six put the Ravens in a big hole.


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Clorura de fier (II), cunoscută și sub denumirea de clorură feroasă, este o sare a fierului cu acidului clorhidric, cu formula chimică FeCl2. Este un solid paramagnetic cu un punct de topire ridicat. FeCl2 cristalizează din apă formând un tetrahidrat de culoare verzuie, care este forma cea mai frecvent întâlnită în comerț și în laboratoare. Compusul este foarte solubil în apă, formând soluții colorate verde pal.

Producere
Formele hidratate ale clorurii feroase sunt generate prin tratarea deșeurilor provenite din producția oțelului cu acid clorhidric. Astfel de soluții sunt denumite "acid uzat", în special atunci când acidul clorhidric nu este consumat în totalitate:

Fe\ +\ 2HCl\ \rightarrow\ FeCl_2\ +\ H_2\uparrow

"Acidul uzat" necesită tratament înainte de a fi eliminat. Este, de asemenea, un produs secundar din producția de titan, deoarece unele minereuri de titan conțin fier.

Prepararea în laborator

FeCl2 anhidră
Clorura feroasă poate fi preparată prin adăugare de pulbere de fier la o soluție de acid clorhidric în metanol. Această reacție dă solvatul metanolic al diclorurii, care după încălzire în vid la aproximativ 160 °C se transformă în FeCl2  anhidru. Reacția netă este prezentată:

Fe\ +\ 2HCl\ \rightarrow\ FeCl_2\ +\ H2\uparrow

În mod analog, pot fi preparate și FeBr2  și FeI2 în stare anhidră.

O sinteză alternativă a clorurii feroase anhidre este reducerea FeCl₃ cu clorobenzen, conform reacției:

2FeCl_3\ +\ C_6H_5Cl\ \rightarrow\ 2FeCl_2\ +\ C_6H_4Cl_2\ +\ HCl

Clorura ferică se descompune la cloruri feroase la temperaturi ridicate.

Hidrații
Dihidratul FeCl₂(H₂O)₂, cristalizează din acid clorhidric concentrat. Dihidratul este un polimer de coordinare, în structura căruia fiecare atom de Fe central este coordinat cu patru liganzi de clorură, de legătură dublă. Octaedrul este completat de o pereche de liganzi transacvatici reciproci.

Aplicații
Spre deosebire de sulfatul feros și clorura ferică, clorura feroasă are puține aplicații comerciale. Pe lângă utilizarea în sinteza de laborator a complecșilor de fier, clorura feroasă servește ca agent de coagulare și floculare în tratarea apelor reziduale, în special pentru deșeurile care conțin cromați sau sulfuri.

FeCl2 este utilizat adeseori ca reactiv în sinteza compușilor organici.

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Home » All Available Paintings » White Breasted Nuthatch, watercolour on panel, 12 x 12"
White Breasted Nuthatch, watercolour on panel, 12 x 12"
"I don't paint birds often, but I was asked to teach a watercolour class at one of my commercial galleries, with a songbird as the subject. I haven't taken any close-up bird photos, so I turned to my friend who is a birdwatcher and photographer. When I saw his photo of a sweet little White Breasted Nuthatch perched on a broken branch, with a soft-focus autumn backdrop, I knew this would make a great painting subject for my class. I was more than pleased with my painting."
White Breasted Nuthatch is an original watercolour painting, mounted on an archival panel with a UV-resistant and moisture-resistant coating, which protects the painting and allows it to be displayed without glass.
The archival panel is mounted in a black wood float frame. The image is 12"h x 12"w and is painted on 100% rag watercolour paper. Framed size 13"h x 13"w.
White Breasted Nuthatch is valued at $580. and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Currently this painting is on display at Meta4 Gallery.


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Shady Elkassas is a multiple award-winning and passionate Egyptian educator working in United Arab Emirates. Since his childhood, he looked forward to a career in teaching, and become a committed educator providing high standards and practices in the education of young people.
He believes that the capstone of education is to give every student equal opportunities to learn and for this reason, a true educator according to his is the one who acknowledges, respects, and appreciates students' diverse backgrounds, learning styles, intelligence, and abilities. Following this perspective, he has centred his teaching repertoire around the concept of searching for the best way to meeting students' individual needs. As a school leader, he communicated the same message to his team members.
Shady is a popular STEM advocate and speaker in the Middle East region. He has taken initiatives to adopt project-based learning (PBL) and inquiry-based learning (IBL) methodologies to create a new foundation of STEM learning in school.
He strongly believes that leadership has a strong influence on education reform and he takes initiatives to communicate is vision not only inside his school but also outside.
Shady had been selected to be a speaker in three international education conferences in the region – GESS-Dubai 2016, 2017, and Fatih Educational Summit in Turkey 2016.
He was awared the prestegiouse Khalifa Presidency Award for Education (2017) and Middle East Education influencer Award (2018). He was also a GESS education award finalist for two years (2016 & 17).
For the past few years, Shady has been associated with Sharjah American International School.
With Robotics being of particular interest to him, Shady led the School Robotics team and helped them win many awards at international events. He has also been invited to speak at events like TEDx and GESS (Global Educational Supplies and Solutions Exhibition).
He is Microsoft Innovative educator and Google Certified Educator and Apple Teacher.
Shady qualifications include Masters of Science in Education, Executive Management Diploma and Bachelor of Science.
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The key to the lobster vacation is the combination of shellfish and setting. Like lobster and melted butter, tasty fresh seafood plus the beautiful waterside views of a classic lobster shack are beautiful together. If you're eager to travel to find the best lobster in New England, then the atmosphere and the location are just as important as the delicious sunset-red lobsters themselves. Here's a list of five of the best lobster restaurants in New England – each one is worthy of a dedicated trip.
Thurston's, located practically within Acadia National Park, is number one on the lobster list because the view, the atmosphere, the taste, and most of all: the all-important ocean-to-table factor. Ocean-to-table factor is determined by a few semi-measureable characteristics: Distance from lobster boat to restaurant, quality of the view of the lobster boat unloading, and speed from boat to cooker. At Thurston's you see the boat unload on the dock in the picturesque Bass Harbor, drool as you watch the lobsters carried from boat to restaurant, and bask in the smells of the outdoor cooker firing away with each fresh catch. All these sights, smells and tastes are enjoyed on a large two story screened-in deck hanging over the water.
Arguing over which seafood shack in New England serves the best lobster roll is like arguing with New Englanders over whether the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, or Patriots are the better team. There is no right answer, they're each different and great in their own way, and the arguing is just getting in the way of eating more lobster. The Clam Shack in Kennebunkport provides everything you could possibly want from a classic Maine seafood shack, with an impressive ocean-to-table factor, perfected simplicity, and ARGUABLY the best lobster roll in the entire region. Plus, Kennebunkport is one of the most beautiful towns in the state of Maine. The Clam Shack is posted right on the bridge over the Kennebunk River that leads out to the ocean through a quintessential Maine coast inlet. Simply put, I fell madly in love with the lobster roll I inhaled here, and the secret is the fresh, locally baked bun. Yes, their fried clams are awesome too.
Located on a dock overlooking the harbor in Noank, Connecticut, Abbot's focuses heavily on the actual process of cooking the lobster. They use the low-steaming method in huge cast-iron vaults, sealing in the lobster's natural taste. Lots of lobster rolls are actually lobster salad, mixed with mayonnaise and stuffed into a sandwich. At Abbot's, the lobster does all the work, with a huge pile of fresh, flavor-maxed lobster stuck in a hot, buttery roll in classic Connecticut style. For added atmosphere points, striped bass in the harbor feed on chowder crackers below the dock.
Located on some of the deepest, coldest water on the Maine coast, Sheepscot Bay is the ideal location for catching delicious cold water, hard shell lobster. Five Islands is a bare-bones lobster joint, relying on the flawless natural flavor of the fresh-caught lobster and the perfect setting to deliver lobster nirvana. You'll find Five Islands on a pier at the end of a country road, like a tiny weather-worn shingled beacon of lobster prowess. There's open seating right on the dock, and don't' be surprised to encounter locals who actually eat here, a true testament to the quality of Five Islands Lobster Company.
One of the best ways to enjoy fresh lobster is at a clambake, which typically includes Maine lobster, steamers, and clam chowder. At Fosters, you get the classic large Maine clambake restaurant feel as you walk by pools of lobster, place your order at the counter, and enjoy the picnic-style eating area. Fosters delivers amazement through the inherent draw of the quick order, quick serve lobster clambake, and does entice a fair number of tourists. The energy of the place smoothly builds off the newbies and the experts, dining side-by-side with the sounds of live music, boiling pots, and laughing kids setting the tone. If you're looking for a family spot, this is it. And don't forget to snag some goodies at the gift shop to prove you did the Maine Lobster vacation right.
Sailing along the Maine coast on one of the 13 vessels in the fleet of the Maine Windjammer Association is the highlight of any trip to Maine, but when you throw in a lobster evening with your ocean voyage, it's unforgettable. Cooked right in front of you during your trip on the ship, it's hard to beat fresh caught lobster enjoyed on a sailing cruise along the rocky coast of Maine.


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module Amp
  module Core
    module Repositories
      module Git
        ##
        # = CommitObject
        #
        # This is a commit object in the git system. This contains a reference to
        # a tree, one or more parents, an author, a committer, and a message. This
        # object is all you need to know everything about a commit.
        class CommitObject < RawObject
          attr_reader :tree_ref, :parent_refs, :author, :committer, :date, :message

          ##
          # Initializes the CommitObject. Needs a hash to identify it and
          # an opener. The opener should point to the .git directory. Immediately
          # parses the object.
          #
          # @param [String] hsh the hash to use to find the object
          # @param [Support::RootedOpener] opener the opener to use to open the
          #   object file
          # @param [String] content if the content is known already, use
          #   the provided content instead
          def initialize(hsh, opener, content = nil)
            if content
              @hash_id, @opener = hsh, opener
              @type = 'commit'
              @content = content
            else
              super(hsh, opener)
            end
            @parent_refs = []
            parse!
          end

          private

          ##
          # Parses the commit object into our attributes.
          def parse!
            lines = @content.split("\n")
            last_idx = 0
            lines.each_with_index do |line, idx|
              case line
              when /^tree (.{40})/
                @tree_ref = NodeId.from_hex($1)
              when /^parent (.{40})/
                @parent_refs << NodeId.from_hex($1)
              when /^author #{AUTHOR_MATCH}/
                @author = "#{$1} <#{$2}>"
                @date = Time.at($3.to_i)
              when /^committer #{AUTHOR_MATCH}/
                @committer = "#{$1} <#{$2}>"
                @date = Time.at($3.to_i)
              when ""
                last_idx = idx + 1
                break
              end
            end
            @message = lines[last_idx..-1].join("\n")
          end

        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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Workers of the Nigeria Institute of Science Laboratory (NISLT), Ibadan, yesterday protested against the non-implementation of their 2013 pact with the Federal Government.The workers, who have been on strike since November 14, 2017, staged a peaceful protest at the institute in Ibadan.
They chided the Federal Government for failing to recognise the importance of research in the health sector.The Chairman of the Ibadan chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Allied Institutions, Emmanuel Owoyemi, lamented the slow response of the Federal Government.He accused the Federal Government of poor funding of research institutes across the country.
The workers insisted that they would not call off the strike until government honours all the agreement they reached five years ago. Owoyeni said the union had exhausted all necessary steps to make the government to recognise the importance of research institutes.He explained that the workers' seven-point demands include: "Payment of 12 months arrears of 53.3 per cent wage increase since 2009, special condition of service for staff of research institutes, and adequate funding of the institutions.
Others are withdrawal of circular on non-skipping of grade level 10, retirement age of 65 years for non-research staff as obtained in the university, and peculiar allowance/earned allowances.
The workers are also calling for the establishment of a central body to be known as NARICOM, to fund research institutes across the country.In Lagos, the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, (FIIRO), Oshodi branch yesterday continued its 10-week old strike.
The workers, under the auspices of the Joint Unions of Research Institutes and Allied Institutions, had embarked on the strike since November 14, 2017.The strikes have since grounded activities at the research and agriculture institutions in the country.
Chairman of the FIIRO branch of the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutions and Associated institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), John Odoh, condemned government's insensitivity to their demands.
Odoh disclosed that the unions are waiting for government's promised memo that approved the payment of the arrears, noting that the issue had been discussed and resolved at the National Assembly.
Also, the FIIRO branch Secretary of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Research Institutes, Kehinde Michael, disclosed that the strike, which clocked 78 days yesterday, would continue until their demands are met.


Ruby's Naturals, Inc. is a producer of specialty frozen food products, including organic frozen treat brand Ruby Rockets and coffeehouse-inspired, ice-cream bar brand Brewla. As part of a commitment to providing healthy, trustworthy treats for kids and families, the Ruby Rockets brand prides itself in using only organic fruits and vegetables, without added sweeteners or artificial food colorings.
When it came time to update its ERP system, Ruby Rockets decided to take a more innovative approach using blockchain. With interest growing in the food & beverage industry around blockchain for food safety and traceability reasons, Ruby Rockets recognized that the technology—which would provide a permanent, decentralized record of all product movements—could help streamline its paper trail and drive greater supply chain–wide transparency and efficiency. After conducting industry research, the frozen food brand selected the Omnichain platform, which uses distributed ledger technology to connect the supply chain from end to end.
The Omnichain team worked one on one with Ruby Rockets to implement the platform, which uses a Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) model. A BaaS model offers faster implementations and scalability as a company and its supply chain grows, since users can leverage the system and data through any device with an internet browser.
Using the Omnichain platform, Ruby Rockets now has complete traceability so it can quickly determine a product's origins and facilitate food safety management. The company can communicate this level of traceability and instill greater trust in their products to consumers. Moreover, with real-time data between the production and consumer level, Ruby Rockets can monitor the flow of inventory across all sales channels, including its online shop and brick-and-mortar retail partners, which helps with proactive demand forecasting and production planning.


Burnley are reportedly showing an interest in Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen, who has been told he can leave this month for £15million.
The 24-year-old has fought his way back to fitness following a foot injury but does not figure in Maurico Pochettino's plans, despite Harry Kane's injury absence and Son Heung-Min being at the Asian Cup.
Spurs bought the Holland international for £17m in 2016 and so far this season he has played three games for the club's Under-23s, scoring once and providing two assists.
The former AZ Alkmaar star is said to have already turned down a loan move to Sevilla, as he would prefer a permanent transfer away from north London.
There has also been rumoured interest from China and clubs in the MLS, but it would appear that Burnley could be ready to make a move for the frontman – as reported by the Daily Mail.
Sean Dyche's men traditionally struggle to score goals, although signing a player who has so far proved to be a huge flop in England would appear to be a strange answer to their goalscoring problems.
The post Tottenham ready to accept £15m for flop as Burnley eye move appeared first on teamtalk.com.


Luxury Downtown living is here! Located perfectly between Colorado Mesa University Campus, Montrose Memorial Hospital and historic downtown, are the 600 Junction Condos completely new interiors and appliances. Built in 2005 and completely remodel to new in 2019. This fantastic condo is one of six total condos in this pristine, private location. This home features just under 1500 sq/ft of living space, and has all new interiors, paint, hard wood floors, granite counter tops and new stainless steel appliances. It has 3 large bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a private front porch, back patio. Home has a private detached full 2-car garage and both on and off street parking. Up to 1 gig internet connectivity, and green friendly individual Geo-thermal heating and air conditioning. Perfect for the professional that is office telecommuting, working home, of just living in the heart of Down town. Large open and beautifully landscaped common areas, beautiful trees, and flowering shrubs this is really a must rent property! This property is a Colorado drug and smoke free Property, no pets. Back ground and credit checks are required of all tenants.


The tragic attack this week in New York City reminds us all of how vulnerable we are in this day and age. Often, our healthcare system is heavily taxed due to multiple injuries and fatalities. On September 11, 2001, hospitals from hundreds of miles away were on standby to assist with the overwhelming demands for healthcare on that tragic day, including the hospital where I worked at that time, Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. For the victims of this terrible attack, we want you to know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
At Rowe Docs we are always on standby for you. If you are in need of non-emergent healthcare, telemedicine is there for you. At Rowe Docs, we offer quick and easy access to our physicians that comprise a wide array of specialities, to address your healthcare needs. From an acute respiratory infection to minor injuries and even medication refills, we are only a phone call away.
If you or someone you know has a question or concern that you would like to discuss with a healthcare professional, we are available 7 days a week. The Rowe Docs team offers the convenience, accessibility and security that telemedicine can provide.


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VBIV Has Been Given A Recommendation Of Buy
Stock Market Newslatestnews
By Md Shahnawaz
Six analysts have given the stocks of VBIV a rating of buy, as reported by several market reports. Incidentally, one of the reports stated that a single analyst had given the company a rating of sell, while four others gave the company a rating of buy. Currently, the company has an average price target of $6.40, which has been calculated over a year.
The Stock Commentary Of VBIV
There have been quite a few brokerage firms that have commented on the stocks of VBIV. Jefferies Financial Group has already put up a rating of buy on the company with a price target of $7 set on the stock. Zacks Investment Research has gone the opposite way, with a rating reduced from hold to sell, which was published in a 4th February research note.
The stocks of VBIV traded on Thursday at $3.46. The current ratio of the company is 9.06, with an 8.95 quick ratio, and a 0.10 debt-to-equity ratio. The company has a year low of about $0.69, with a year high set at $6.93. The moving average price of the firm over 50 days is $3.48, while the moving average price of the firm over 200 days is $3.18. The market cap of VBIV is $837.50 million, with a 2.14 beta, and a -20.35 PE ratio.
Most of the institutional investors of VBIV had already been reported regarding the modifications that took place on its stocks. Bank of America has already increased its standing in the company by about 173%. They currently have possession of about 33,969 shares of this pharmaceutical company. The total valuation of their possession stands at $105,000- especially after they accumulated over 21,525 shares in the previous quarter.


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Dora Barton (née Brockbank; 20 January 1880 – 13 September 1966) was an English actress who appeared in films between 1916 and 1938.

She was the daughter of actress Mary Barton and the sister of actress Naomi Barton.

She married actor Anthony Caton Woodville—the son of Richard Caton Woodville Jr. and grandson of Richard Caton Woodville—in 1908 but they later divorced. They had a son, Humphrey Caton Woodville, an entomologist.

Selected filmography
 Dr. Wake's Patient (1916)
 The Answer (1916)
 The Green Orchard (1916)
 The House Opposite (1917)
 The Infamous Lady (1928)
 The Bondman (1929)
 The Price of a Song (1935)
 The Cardinal (1936)

References

External links

1880 births
1966 deaths
English film actresses
English silent film actresses
Actresses from London
20th-century English actresses


With all the makeup that 'YouTube made me buy' YouTube beauty vloggers have also inspired me to do this. To hit pan.
Basically use up products till you see pan and to keep using till its a clean pan!
I know when I go about my hit pan project it will have an impact on my purchases. Basically I don't buy till I use up a product. This translates to me buying less and for 2018 to end up as a low-buy year !
Below is a summary of how I propose to use some of the products. My intention is to use these products for both day and night looks so I can really make a dent in them and eventually, finish them.
Hit-Pan: Cheeks I am a bit worried. Both blushes are full size and barely have a dent in them! The creme blush Calypso Coral gives a nice natural flush on my NC 42 Indian skin tone and is perfect for daytime. And because I like a shine, I will put the Champagne pop liquid highlighter over it.
For the evening the shimmer powder blush is better. It is very pigmented and I have learn't not to go heavy handed with it. If I do it will show up like clown cheeks. I am not sure about the shade, since I depotted it, but I think it is Pink Sugar. The shimmer is a nice one but I like to crank it up with the Champagne pop powder highlighter across the cheek bones.
And the look finished off with Benefit's Hoola as a contour. I really love Hoola!
And….. I am not wowed by the Champagne pop, especially the powder. I bought it based on YouTube hype and wish I hadn't. I mean how much does one need to buff this in ? I like a 'wet-sheen' look and not glitter, however fine or micro it might be.
I am now going to put a dollar amount on to be aware of how much they cost and the savings made by using them up before buying more of the same. This I learn't off an Aussie YouTuber who includes the cost in her project pans. I really liked the idea.
Total Cost : $ 95+ 9.5% tax or savings!
Hit-Pan:Eyes I love my Charlotte Tilbury eyeshadow pencil. My shade is Dark Pearl (for brown eyes). I wear it without a primer and line my lids. I love the sheen. It sets well and doesn't crease.
While the look is not dramatic it's passable for a casual night out because the sheen the Color Chameleon eyeshadow gives off.
I complete the look with a lower lid liner, upper lid liner and mascara.
I have 1 satin and 1 matte formula from Maybelline and I love them both, so why buy more ? And sometimes I top the matte off with the satin for added moisturisation. So kill two birds or …..hit two birds with one hit-pan stone.
The Jordana lip liner does a good job. I wear it with my nudes or by itself. Truth be told, I bought the wrong brand. It's the Essence lipliners that EmilyNoel and/or Tati really like, not Jordana ! Oh well!
Items valued at $239 (+tax) is what I will save if I just focus on using up these perfectly good products. I will do an update in a months' time to show progress.
Previous 1st Impressions: NYX Beauty School Dropout Freshman Palette.


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When we first started this project, we knew we had to have something other than the factory duraspark controller powering the ignition system. It had failed twice before and left us stranded in the middle of nowhere in the dead of winter. So we did a little searching and came up with the perfect alternative, an ignition system by Jacobs Electronics.
Jacobs offers a simple bolt on replacement that uses the factory duraspark controller and coil for the timing signal and a complete replacement kit that does away with the factory controller. We chose the latter. This meant we could throw away the factory coil and duraspark box!!!
The Jacobs ignition control module and ultra coil components installed on the driver's side fender liner.
Using the factory plugs from the old duraspark module, the Jacobs system is fully integrated into the vehicle wiring with very little modification.
Since we were building from scratch, we decided to mount the Jacobs system in same location as the factory module since we were going to integrate the unit with the main vehicle wiring as much as possible. We started by locating and drilling three holes in the fender liner to mount the Jacobs Electronics Pro Street controller. Once in place we cut the plugs off of the old duraspark box to be grafted onto the Jacobs wiring. Fortunately for us, the colors of the factory wires and the Jacobs wires are nearly identical. We have a magnetic pick-up distributor and the corresponding wires are orange/yellow and purple/light-blue. The Jacobs leads are orange and purple. The tachometer lead from the factory is dark-green/yellow. The tachometer output from Jacobs is green. We simply spliced the matching colors of the old duraspark plug to the Jacobs wiring and connected the wiring harness plugs as if it were a factory installation. At the engine, we trimmed the connectors for the coil and the tach and looped the wires back into the wire loom since they were no longer needed. Lastly, we needed a powered ignition circuit. The second plug from the duraspark gave us just that. By splicing the plug to the red wire of the Jacobs system and making the connection, the installation was complete.
Now we installed the Jacobs Ultra-Coil. We located the coil next to the ignition module for ease of installation and to keep the wiring to a minimum. The white and black wires from the main module were connected to the coil. The last piece of the puzzle was the coil wire to the distributor. The Jacobs kit comes with a universal coil wire and several different style connectors. We measured and cut the wire to length and installed the straight connector on the end. This simply snapped into place on the coil and the installation was complete.
Now we have a high performance ignition without the hassle and worry of the duraspark system. The installation was almost seamless. As you can see from the photos, it's as close to a factory installed appearance as you can get.


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British Johanna Konta Retires from Tennis at 30
1 Dec 2021 17:56
The former most successful British professional tennis player retires after winning her fourth WTA title earlier this year.
British Tennis star Johanna Konta (The Guardian)
Johanna Konta, the former British Tennis star, has officially retired from competitive playing.
Konta has reached an astounding ranking of No 4 in 2017, three grand slam semi-finals, and won the Miami Open in 2017.
She was awarded her fourth WTA title earlier this year in Nottingham.
In a statement, Konta said:
"Grateful, this is the word that I've probably used the most during my career, and is the word that I feel explains it best at the end. My playing career has come to an end, and I am so incredibly grateful for the career that it turned out to be."
Konta arrived in Britain at 14 after being born in Sydney to Hungarian parents. It was only later in her career at 24 that she ranked within the top 100.
In 2015, she established a training center in Gijon, Spain, alongside Spanish instructors Esteban Carril and Jose Manuel Garcia.
She has attained numerous victories while playing famous players like Simona Halep, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, and Petra Kvitova.
In recent years, Konta suffered from knee issues that necessitated frequent treatment, limiting her playing time and dropping her rating to 113.
She has expressed a desire to establish a family with her new fiance, Jackson Wade.
"All the evidence pointed towards me not 'making' it in this profession," Konta divulged.
"However my luck materialized in the people that came into my life and impacted my existence in ways that transcended tennis. I am so incredibly grateful for these people you know who you are. Through my resilience and the guidance of others, I got to live my dreams."
Johanna Konta
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Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke condemns "inhumane" separation of families at border (Details)
Updated Jun 18, 2018 10:52 PM EDT
Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, condemned the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents when families attempt to enter the country illegally.
"This is unprecedented, it's inhumane, and we have to make sure it's un-American," he said in an interview airing on CBSN's "Red & Blue" on Monday.
O'Rourke, who is running for Senate against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, led a protest march in Tornillo, Texas, on Sunday outside a tent city that houses migrant children separated from their parents at the southern border.
"At a time that this country is arresting people who have traveled 2,000 miles with their kids, fleeing violence brutality and death — and then takes those kids away from the parents, separates them and we have no idea when or if those kids will be reunited with their parents," he said. "I'm so grateful to see so many people coming out on such short notice to stand up for what we really believe America to be."
He called for an end to the family separation and says he plans to introduce legislation with this goal in mind.
"This 100 percent zero tolerance policy, stripping kids away from their parents is inhumane — it's torture, and I'd like to think it's un-American," he said.
O'Rourke said he is encouraged by the Republican voices, such as former first lady Laura Bush and his fellow Texan Rep. Will Hurd, who are speaking out against the issue.
"We are a nation of laws. We have laws for people to legally petition for asylum that we are not following in this country right now," he said. "We are a compassionate country that wants to make sure that we are there for those that have no place to turn, and we do this in an orderly lawful fashion — something that, for some reason, the administration has chosen not to do this."
O'Rourke said he could open to the idea of a more comprehensive immigration bill that seeks to resolve the family separation dilemma while also potentially increasing border security.
"I'm going to keep an open mind to anything that will allow us to do a better job securing the border, a better job ensuring that immigrants lawfully follow an orderly process, and to make sure that we're not taking kids away from their parents," he said.
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The Bistro is a full-service Italian restaurant located in a beautifully restored barn. Private rooms can be rented on select days and include a food and beverage minimum. A deposit is required to secure the booking. Based on the group's size, a number of menu options are available, including a la carte ordering, group dining menus and preplanned menus.
The Crush House is a modern industrial-style building with two levels of seating and an adjoining state-of-the- art winemaking facility. Private rooms can be reserved for a minimum spend on food and beverage. Guests will make their selections from the standard Crush House menu at the time of the event.
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UNIS/SGSM/1278
UN Day Message
The United Nations is the product of hope.
The hope — and resolve — following the Second World War to move beyond global conflict to global cooperation.
Today, our organization is being tested like never before.
But the United Nations was made for moments like this.
Now, more than ever, we need to bring to life the values and principles of the UN Charter in every corner of the world.
By giving peace a chance and ending conflicts that jeopardize lives, futures and global progress.
By working to end extreme poverty, reduce inequalities, and rescue the Sustainable Development Goals.
By safeguarding our planet, including by breaking our addiction to fossil fuels and kickstarting the renewable energy revolution.
And by finally balancing the scales of opportunity and freedom for women and girls and ensure human rights for all.
As we mark UN Day, let us renew our hope and conviction in what humanity can achieve when we work as one, in global solidarity.
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